Helle Sydendal talks from both professional knowledge and personal experience about hypothyroidism, or low thyroid function. She covers the symptoms many people live with even while in treatment, such as tiredness, joint and muscle pain, weight problems, memory difficulties and depression.
Sharing her own story, Helle describes taking T3 medication for more than 13 years and the years when she felt overlooked by the health system because her blood test results looked "normal". That experience now shapes her work helping others who feel they are not being taken seriously. She is also the author of the bestselling book Få Livet Tilbage, which has sold over 16,000 copies, and her newer book Nu Er Det Din Tur.
Attendees can expect practical tools for understanding blood tests and talking with their doctor, an overview of T3, T4 and thyroid medication, insight into why standard treatment does not suit everyone, and inspiration to take an active part in their own care.
